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Hemimorphite from
Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hemimorphite
Formula:Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Comments:Crystals to 2 cm have been found, but more commonly they reach about 5 mm. Outstanding micros to a few mm occur as glassy blades in radiating groups, often with aurichalcite, rosasite, and calcite. Botryoidal blue groups similar to material from Arizona's
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rosasite20
Aurichalcite5
Calcite4
Quartz4
Wulfenite4
Fluorite3
Andradite2
Hematite1
Pyrite1
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hemimorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (30 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31532
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31532:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hemimorphite in this Region
Roos shaft, Memphis Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Hemimorphite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTorpedo Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBig Three Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘStevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘLittle Buck Mine, Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘRickardite Mine (Jim Fisk mine), Organ Mining District, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
96.2km (59.8 miles) ⓘOld Dude shaft, Macho Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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